Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-26
qHE wrroH's FATE

a Cruel Prejudice Of Old Times More Than
Egualled now
Not many decades ago In this country,
the people were exsited over WitehcERft.
Persons suspected were thrown into the
water; if not witches, they would drown;
il they were witches, they would swim
ashore, and would be put 10 death In
any event they were doomed
Not many years ago if q person were
taken sick with advanced disorder Of tie
kidneys, the physician would pronounce
the disease Bnght's disease, and when SO
declared, he regarded his responsibility
at an end, for medical authority admitted
that the disease was incurable.
When the physician found patient
thus afflicted, he would say, ooh, a slight
attack OF the kidneys; viii be ali night in
a little while" He knew to the contrary.
But If he could keep his patient on his
hands for a few months, he knew he
would derive q great revenue from
his case, and then when the disease
had progressed to a certain st, sc, he
would state the facts and retire, exOner-
ated from all blame.
But the error Of gupposing the disease
incuIable, has swRyed the public mind,
long after the fact has Ceased to be. But
public opinion, has been educated to the
true status Of the case by those who have
discounted the incurabihty theory, and
the public recognizes and testihes to the
fact that Warmers safe cure Is a specific
for this disease. This has bean shown
with thousands Of testimonials.
Upon referring to them In our files we
find that s 900 reward viii be given to
any one VINO can prove that so far as the
manufacturers knew they are not gen
uire, and that hundreds of thousands
similar in character could be published,
If It were necessary.
This condition Of things is very anus
ing to the journalist, who looks upon all
sides of every question. Proof should
be accepted by all, but prejudice fights
proof for many years. 1t seems strange
that when proprietary medicine Is do
ing the good that Warmers sa' Q cure Is
that the physicians do not publicly en-
dorsei it. Many Of them, We are told,
privately prescribe it.
A few years ago as stated, when a man
had Bright's disease, the doctor boldly
announced it, because he thought it re-
ieved him OF responsibility.
To-day when prominent people are
dying land hundreds of thousands OF
common people die Of the same disease },
we are told that doctors disguise the fact
that it is Bright's disease Of the kidneys
and say they die of paralysis, Of apo
plexy, of pneumonia, Of consumption, Of
general debility, Of rheumatism, of heart
disease, Of blood poisoning, or some 9th
er OF the names OF the direct effects of
kidney disease. They are not the real
disease itself.
We sometimes wonder if they avoid
stating the real cause OF disease for fear
they will drive the public into patronage
OF the only scientific proprietary specific
! for kidney diseases and the thousand
and one diseases that originate in mac
tive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement
We read Some PeOP pie may regard this
article as an advertisement and Will not
believe it, but We are candid enough to
say that We believe the parties above
mentioned Rave stated their case and
! proved it, and under such circumstance
the public is unwise if it is longer influ.
enced by adverse prejudice.